Sixteen Jobs Lost As Nottingham Hospitals Outsource Finance Functions

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Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) has outsourced portions of its finance department to NHS Shared Business Services (SBS), resulting in 16 job losses. The move aims to address a £104.5 million financial deficit, but Unison, the union representing NUH workers, opposes the outsourcing, citing risks to jobs and patient care.

Sixteen staff at Nottingham's hospitals have lost their jobs as part of plans to fill a financial black hole. Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, which runs Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, put dozens of staff at risk of redundancy in April in an effort to tackle a £104.5 million shortfall.

NUH confirmed 16 staff - almost all of those told to move - decided to take redundancy. Several other teams, including procurement and taxation, are due to be transferred by April 1 to SBS, a company jointly run by the Department of Health and the French IT services firm Sopra Steria. In a statement, the group, which includes the city's three MPs, Rushcliffe's James Naish and Gedling's Michael Payne, said: "There is, in our view, an incompatibility between the aims of private companies and the aims of the NHS. A company's primary concern is its shareholders, not the patients.

Describing the morale of people within the finance department, Unison regional organiser Rachel Perry-Doyle said "It's mixed, people are stressed and worried about their own situation. People are very angry and don't think it's been dealt with very well."

 

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